Around 50 people from Houston, Austin, College Station, Georgetown, Hutto and Taylor came to the T Don Hutto “Residential Center” to support the call put out by Students for a Democratic Society of UH to protest the detention of immigrant children and women for the profits of the Tennessee based Corrections Corporation of America.

Folks that came to the rally decorated the driveway with chalk, chanted, held signs and banners, spoke to the rally and marched from the North (front) side of the facility to the east side, where we could see the playground behind the prison walls.

Eating at Totos in Taylor after the protest

The event had high amounts of energy from young and old participants, and folks left feeling like the event was a success, and many (re)committed to continuing the struggle to end the incarceration of children and Shut Hutto Down!

4 responses to “Protest of T Don Hutto Family Detention Center a Success!”

I am absolutely horrified by the story of the incarceration of children. You mean such detentions can happen in the United States of America, the world leader in championing human rights!! It is such a shame!!! Indeed we need comprehensive immigration reform NOW rather than later!

I don’t know if we’d use the Satan analogy, but they’re definitely very very evil. But if you want to work with us in doing something about it you should come out to the planning meeting on Thursday September 1st. It will be on the Red couches on the second floor of the UC at 5pm.